Weekly Update 9/15

Hey Troop 19,

The Troop will meet tomorrow at the Moose Lodge. The Troop Committee meets TONIGHT on Zoom at 7PM! 

If you missed the early sign up deadline for October’s Presidents Trail Camporee, you can still sign up! The cost is now $40 to sign up and you can do that at a Monday meeting or by sending me an email. There is plenty of room for more of you! 

Here’s everything going on: 

• Troop Meeting Tomorrow – At the Braintree Moose Lodge
  • 175 W Howard St, Braintree, MA 02184 in the function room in the rear of the building
  • Pre-opening activities start at 6:30pm, you should be arriving as close to 6:30 as possible!
  • Opening ceremony at 7PM. Closing ceremony and announcements at 8:15PM
  • Class A uniforms for regular Troop meetings!  

• September Troop Committee Meeting – On the 3rd Sunday of the month, 9/15 (that’s tonight!) at 7PM on Zoom.
  • Via Zoom: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/99211609434  Meeting ID: 99211609434 Dial-in Number: 646-931-3860
  • All adults associated or affiliated with Troop 19 are welcome and encouraged to attend these monthly meetings and put in their 19 cents about how Troop 19 is operating! 

• Swim Night Returns in October – Wednesday, October 23rd at the Weymouth pool, 7-8pm

• OA Members – Upcoming events, if you are interested in attending
  • September Ordeal Weekend *** RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER***– 11/1-11/3 at Camp Squanto
    • https://scoutingevent.com/251-OASquanto2024
    • We typically have numerous members of Troop 19 in attendance at the Camp Squanto Ordeal weekends

• Adult Leader Training Opportunities:
  • Clicking here will bring you to the Mayflower Council training calendar. We will highlight specific training courses within and outside of our local council below but you may find other courses of interest by checking the council calendar yourself, especially as future courses are added. 
  • Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) – Required for ASMs to be “Trained” optional but encouraged for Committee Members.
    • Camp Squanto, November 2-3, register here:  https://scoutingevent.com/251-IOLSNov2024 
  • Wood Badge 2025 – The ultimate adult leader training course for all who have complied their basic “position trained” requirements.
    • Offered by Heart of New England Council at TREASURE VALLEY over 2 weekends in September and October 2025: https://commerce.hnebsa.org/event/wood-badge-2025/ 
    • This course has a super early bird discount if registered by DECEMBER 31st! The Troop Committee will discuss adding our own subsidy for Troop 19 adults who register and complete this Wood Badge course. 
  • BSA Basic Chainsaw Safety – REQUIRED to use a chainsaw on a Scouting property or event
    • Run by Western MA Council at Moses Scout Reservation November 9-10. 
    • Register here: https://www.wmascouting.org/content/123038/Chainsaw-Training 
  • CPR/AED Training – Our council hosts Red Cross CPR/AED courses regularly. They are hosted at various locations throughout the council.
    • Courses scheduled for 2024 can be found here: https://scoutingevent.com/251-CPR2024 
    • Additional courses at the “Professional Rescuer” level (required for Lifeguards) can be found here: https://scoutingevent.com/251-CPRPro2024 
    • 2025 Courses in the regular CPR/AED course are here, including offerings in BRAINTREE, Norwood, at Squanto and at Nobscot: https://scoutingevent.com/251-CPR2025 
  • Wilderness & Remote First Aid Training at Nobscot – Courses in November, January, March, April, June & next November: https://scoutingevent.com/251-WRFA2024
    • This is a more in-depth course than traditional first aid trainings and is focused on situations where access to emergency response can be delayed, such as on a backcountry high adventure trek. 
  • Stay tuned. We will add more as we hear about them! 

• Troop 19 Eagle Scouts – Have you filled out the Eagle contact info form yet? 
  • Please do so ASAP. We want to have updated contact info on all of our Eagles!
  • https://forms.gle/gqo8EtJq6yZfVZ1m8 

• Contact Info: All communication between a single Scout and an adult leader must include at least one additional adult CC’d on the email to comply with the BSA Youth Protection guidelines prohibiting one-on-one contact between adults and youth. Scouts, you can always add either Brian, Jim or Sam to help us with this. 
  • Troop Committee Chair Brian D’Amico, brianjdamico@gmail.com 781-635-4584
  • Scoutmaster Jim McKnight – tractor698@aol.com 508-254-1798
  • ASM Sam Goldman – samtheman615@yahoo.com 
  • Advancement Chair – Michael Joyce t19advancement@gmail.com 
  • Treasurer Carolyn McKenna – carolynmckenna5@gmail.com
  • Fundraising Chair John Vella – vella92872@yahoo.com 
  • There are many others who help run this Troop but the list would get very long very quickly. If you need contact info for someone else, let me know! 
  • Scouts should also have the contact info of their Patrol Leader and Patrol members so they can stay in touch and plan their own virtual activities.